There was talk some time ago now about Signal server federation. I was under the impression that it was planned and either dropped or de-prioritised for now. C

There was talk some time ago now about Signal server federation. I was under the impression that it was planned and either dropped or de-prioritised for now. Certainly, it seems that while running your own server might not be actively discouraged, it isn't supported by the Open Whisper Systems team at the moment.